Morocco’s COVID-19 Reproduction Rate Drops to 0.8%, but Remains Above 1% in Some Regions

These statistics were announced by the head of the communicable diseases division at the Directorate of Epidemiology and Disease Control at the Ministry of Health, Abdelkrim Meziane Belfkih, during the presentation of the bi-weekly report on the epidemiological situation in Morocco.

On this occasion, he also stressed that all regions of the kingdom are making efforts and taking measures to bring this rate down to less than 1%. He specified that Morocco has recorded a "record figure" of infection cases exceeding 4,000 in a single day, three times in a row. At the same time, 73 deaths were recorded in 24 hours, he recalled. It is also noted that the number of coronavirus cases recorded until October 26 reached 199,745 cases, or 550 cases on average per 100,000 inhabitants. The number of deaths has risen to 3,373 cases, a fatality rate of 1.7%, he said, adding that the recovery rate is around 83.1% and shows 165,922 recovered people.

Regarding deaths, Meziane Belfkih said that the death rate has increased by about 50% (from 499 during the first phase to 737 cases during the third phase). Regarding the weekly evolution of the number of tests, the official noted that Morocco still ranks second in Africa and 31st worldwide, with more than 166,000 tests per week. On the other hand, he welcomed the government’s decision to strengthen restrictive measures in the Casablanca-Settat region.